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ICT and Life Sciences also dominate in terms of the amount invested, ac- counting for 41% and 19% respec- tively of total investment by value (Figure 16). However, these sectors exhibit divergent trends over time, with ICT attracting a higher propor- tion of the dollars invested over time, while Life Sciences has attracted a diminishing share. There was a drop in the amount invested in manufac- turing compared to 2020.

B: Historical Distribution of Investments by Industry: Number of Investments (Percentages) FIGURE 15

Energy

ICT

Life Sciences

Services

Manufacturing

Other

Clean Tech

100%

5%

3% 3%

6%

7%

5%

8%

12%

12%

14%

6%

19%

7%

11%

8%

14%

21%

6% 5%

75%

7%

9%

27%

25%

8%

20%

6% 6%

18%

27%

20%

16%

50%

52%

21%

48%

47%

45%

44%

38%

31%

25%

0%

0%

1%

1%

2%

3%

2%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Year

BY PROFESSOR COLIN MASON

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